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Premature chromatid separation is not a useful diagnostic marker for Cornelia de Lange syndrome.
Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology - 1 Jan 2009
Castronovo Paola, Gervasini Cristina, Cereda Anna, Masciadri Maura, Milani Donatella, Russo Silvia, Selicorni Angelo, Larizza Lidia
Abstract excerpt
Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a rare, multiple congenital anomaly/mental retardation syndrome characterized by clinical variability and caused by mutations in the NIPBL (50-60%), SMC1L1 and SMC3 genes (5%), which encode for proteins involved in sister chromatid cohesion. Almost all of the studies of premature chromatid separation (PCS) in CdLS patients have failed to demonstrate that it is specific to...
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